According to a police press release, two officers on patrol downtown saw Everson running near the bus terminal carrying a pair of sneakers when a passerby yelled out that Everson had just robbed someone.

The officers chased him on Elm Street and took him into custody as he tried to enter his home at 176 Elm, police said. They said he had a folding pocketknife and was still carrying the sneakers.

Police said the officers were then able to locate the victim who is a 21-year-old New Bedford man, who said that he had exited a cab near the bus station when Everson approached him and started punching him, knocking him to the ground, kicking him and pulling the sneakers off his feet.

Everson is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in New Bedford District Court for armed robbery and carrying a dangerous weapon.